Chapter 10 Chapter nine
This night, Melora and Kim came together.
They both looked very nervous.
"Clentha, we want you to live with us until the police find him."
I was so shocked that my whole body went cold.These days, I've learned to hide my emotions and make them think I'm just their best friend.
"Find who?"
"Ruben Pengast, he has run away, and it is suspected that he will come to you again."
Ruben Pengast!It's been years since he shoved me in a hole in the wall.After that time, I sometimes thought, If only I had died then, let me end my life with a happy feeling: Kim loves me!But the result turned out to be completely different.
I smiled and said, "I'm not afraid."
"Listen, Kronsa," Kim said with a serious expression and a look of concern, "I heard the news from Bo Deming, and they were also very worried. A few days before leaving, Reuben's behavior was very strange , he said he was going out to do something very important, and said it should have been done before he went to the madhouse. The administrators there were sure he would be here."
"Then they should set up a watch here and catch him."
"Crazy people are cunning. Come to think of it, he almost got it last time."
"Thanks to you for saving me that time, Jin."
Jin shrugged impatiently, "Come and live with us! We can rest assured."
I think, what do you have to worry about?Because of thinking of you for so many years, when will I feel relieved?
I said, "You're too worried, I'll be fine, I won't go."
"It's unreasonable," King said.And Melora, who was standing aside, was so anxious that she was about to cry.
"Then we had to move here," Kim said.
I am so happy to see him so concerned about me; I want him to worry about me all night.
"I don't want you to move here, and I'm not going there," I said. "Don't worry too much, Ruben Pengast has forgotten me." I urged them to go back.Alone in the dark night.
The Hall of Talent is shrouded in night.Caroline lived at the school, and Daisy was the only one with me.I was afraid of scaring her, so I didn't say anything to her. At this moment, she has fallen asleep. I sit by the window.It was a moonless night, but starry and frosty. I could see the outline of the Maiden Stone.Is what I see a figure?Did you hear something?Has someone knocked down a window?Or is it lifting the deadbolt? How could I have such hallucinations?I locked the door as usual and took no other precautions.Could he really find me?Before he was locked up, I lived in Abbas, and now I live in Abbas. Where can he find a way to break in?Will that scary face appear?That wicked laugh?In my dreams I often see his thick hand strangling my neck. Sometimes I would cry out from my dream, "Why did Kim come to save me? I wish I was dead." That's why I'm sitting by the window right now—fearing and hoping that something will happen.I wondered if I wanted to live or die. I imagined the appearance of Ruben in front of my eyes: ferocious face, crazy laugh. I knew that Reuben must have escaped to kill me.He's crazy.Kim is right, such a person is very scheming, but I think if he does come, I can still feel it. I shall again suffer the fate of the seventh virgin, shut in the walls!Actually, haven't I been locked up for so many years?Without the air and sunshine of life, my life is in ruins. Are there footsteps there?I leaned out the window and saw a figure flash past the hedge.My throat felt dry and I wanted to cry out, but nothing came out. Reuben is there, and as they say, he's coming for me!This is his motivation for escaping, he wants to complete his mission. I stood at the window in a daze, a little at a loss; I felt like I was back to that scene: I was with Ruben in my grandmother's small mud house, and then the cool night wind woke me up, and then I waited to die in the hole in the wall. I now understand that I don't want to die, I want to live. But now, Reuben is down there, and he's going to kill me. Suddenly, the figure below disappeared, and he must have entered the house. I quickly put on my nightgown, and I didn't know what to do next. I just felt my teeth chattering, and there was only one wish in my mind: Oh, God, let me live, I don't want to die.How much time until Reuben finds me?Every room here is locked, but Ruben is a murderer who will not stop until he achieves his goal, and he will definitely have a way.Why didn't I take refuge in Abbas at first?Kim and Melora almost begged me to go.This is their way of expressing their love for me, which of course is different from the love between the two of them.But why do I always take myself so seriously?Why do I not gratefully accept the sincere help of others?Why do I always demand perfection? I walked out of the bedroom, walked quietly down the stairs, and crept downstairs to the back door.The back door is a glass door, and my heart seemed to be lifted into my throat. Through the glass door, I saw that figure.I figured out that if he couldn't find the entrance elsewhere, he'd smash the glass door and rush in, and I'd have nothing to do. I have to get out of here.As soon as I ran to the front door, I thought of Daisy.So I ran to her room and woke her up.She has always been slow to respond, so I don't want to explain anything to her. "Get dressed quickly, we will go to Abbas in a moment... hurry up!" As she fumbled to get dressed, I was still thinking, I have never realized how wonderful it is to be alive, and I feel that this kind of thinking is an irony of my past life!Your life is so important... If you want to live according to your own will, then, what about other people's lives, what about their lives, isn't it important? I grabbed Daisy's hand and rushed down the stairs.I pull the deadbolt. As soon as we rushed out the door, I was caught by a pair of strong hands. I was taken aback, and a thought flashed in my mind: I will make the last fight for my life! "Clensa!" Not Reuben.gold!His face was full of anxiety. "why you!" "My God!" said he, "you don't think we'll leave you alone!" us?Of course including Melora, Melora and Kim. "So you're walking around the house! You freaked me out! I looked out of my bedroom and saw a figure I thought was Reuben." "For your own good," he said, "maybe now you'd like to come back to Abbas with us." And so we came to Abbas; I did not sleep at all that night, still sitting in the room that had been so important in my life, gazing out of the window until the east was rosy dawn.
This morning we heard that Reuben had been caught. "Thank God!" King said. This is also my sincere sigh.That night gave me too much, just like a ray of morning light before the end of the night, driving away the darkness in my life in an instant, and I can start my life again.I rediscovered that I was still young and beautiful.Kim and Melora are grateful to God that I still live with them.
More than a year later, Ruben died.When Melora told me the news, I could tell she was genuinely relieved.Seeing her radiant expression, I was infected, and my whole body was filled with love for life; my heart was like a red sun rising, it was so warm! Kim is here. "Now I can sleep peacefully," he said, "You." I smiled at him, it was a natural, bright smile; he was Melora's husband, and I had seen how harmonious they were, each other's well-deserved lovers.I love his strength and kindness, that kind of masculinity; he is an indelible dream in my heart, but I know very well; dreams can never replace reality.That night, when I realized my strong desire to live, I walked out of my dream. Jin is not mine, and I will always admire him; my heart still loves him, but it is different from before; my feelings for him are becoming more natural and real.If we were married, it would have ended far worse than what he and Melora have now.They are a pair arranged by God.I have nothing to do with gold. Grandma had wanted me to marry, to experience the kind of emotion she had with Pedro.Maybe in this world, somewhere, there is a man who is mine, and we are truly in love; I will really understand what my grandmother said: True love is like a willing guest who walks into a house, no matter what you have Whether it is a golden house or a thatched house, he will stay with you forever.My lover must be rock solid, bold and brave, dare to take risks, maybe the money is even better, and we will live and work in peace and contentment in the secluded country. What's going on with Karen?My relationship with him has also improved.I love him, but I realize that his life is important to him; he and I, and Joe, talk about our futures a lot.Karlein is about to go to college, he is about to become an adult, he has the right to decide his own future, and he will definitely pursue it persistently. "You are free to choose your life as you please, Karaline," I told him; he smiled at me.I felt the love and expectation between all mothers and children in the world.I am always with my son, he is my pride and happiness.
In this way, I came out of my night.In fact, I also lifted a lot of bricks to surround myself. Now, I have walked out of the hole in the wall.Of course, there will still be dark times, but, day and night, the sun and the moon are flying, and I feel that life is full and happy.Sometimes, I feel that my grandmother is still with me, she looks at me and cheers for me.I remember the source of wisdom she gave me, and every time I think of something she said, I gain a new understanding.Maybe I'm already living her life the way she wants.Life taught me lessons, life gave me my son, Kim became my friend, Melora became my sister. Perhaps, in the future, I will find the kind of life my grandmother lived with Pedro, like Melora's love that came naturally, a life that is full—a love life that keeps giving and never pushes. This is the lesson I learned slowly at a great price. In the future, who knows?Maybe what is waiting for me outside is a splendid new life! (End of the book)
The Hall of Talent is shrouded in night.Caroline lived at the school, and Daisy was the only one with me.I was afraid of scaring her, so I didn't say anything to her. At this moment, she has fallen asleep. I sit by the window.It was a moonless night, but starry and frosty. I could see the outline of the Maiden Stone.Is what I see a figure?Did you hear something?Has someone knocked down a window?Or is it lifting the deadbolt? How could I have such hallucinations?I locked the door as usual and took no other precautions.Could he really find me?Before he was locked up, I lived in Abbas, and now I live in Abbas. Where can he find a way to break in?Will that scary face appear?That wicked laugh?In my dreams I often see his thick hand strangling my neck. Sometimes I would cry out from my dream, "Why did Kim come to save me? I wish I was dead." That's why I'm sitting by the window right now—fearing and hoping that something will happen.I wondered if I wanted to live or die. I imagined the appearance of Ruben in front of my eyes: ferocious face, crazy laugh. I knew that Reuben must have escaped to kill me.He's crazy.Kim is right, such a person is very scheming, but I think if he does come, I can still feel it. I shall again suffer the fate of the seventh virgin, shut in the walls!Actually, haven't I been locked up for so many years?Without the air and sunshine of life, my life is in ruins. Are there footsteps there?I leaned out the window and saw a figure flash past the hedge.My throat felt dry and I wanted to cry out, but nothing came out. Reuben is there, and as they say, he's coming for me!This is his motivation for escaping, he wants to complete his mission. I stood at the window in a daze, a little at a loss; I felt like I was back to that scene: I was with Ruben in my grandmother's small mud house, and then the cool night wind woke me up, and then I waited to die in the hole in the wall. I now understand that I don't want to die, I want to live. But now, Reuben is down there, and he's going to kill me. Suddenly, the figure below disappeared, and he must have entered the house. I quickly put on my nightgown, and I didn't know what to do next. I just felt my teeth chattering, and there was only one wish in my mind: Oh, God, let me live, I don't want to die.How much time until Reuben finds me?Every room here is locked, but Ruben is a murderer who will not stop until he achieves his goal, and he will definitely have a way.Why didn't I take refuge in Abbas at first?Kim and Melora almost begged me to go.This is their way of expressing their love for me, which of course is different from the love between the two of them.But why do I always take myself so seriously?Why do I not gratefully accept the sincere help of others?Why do I always demand perfection? I walked out of the bedroom, walked quietly down the stairs, and crept downstairs to the back door.The back door is a glass door, and my heart seemed to be lifted into my throat. Through the glass door, I saw that figure.I figured out that if he couldn't find the entrance elsewhere, he'd smash the glass door and rush in, and I'd have nothing to do. I have to get out of here.As soon as I ran to the front door, I thought of Daisy.So I ran to her room and woke her up.She has always been slow to respond, so I don't want to explain anything to her. "Get dressed quickly, we will go to Abbas in a moment... hurry up!" As she fumbled to get dressed, I was still thinking, I have never realized how wonderful it is to be alive, and I feel that this kind of thinking is an irony of my past life!Your life is so important... If you want to live according to your own will, then, what about other people's lives, what about their lives, isn't it important? I grabbed Daisy's hand and rushed down the stairs.I pull the deadbolt. As soon as we rushed out the door, I was caught by a pair of strong hands. I was taken aback, and a thought flashed in my mind: I will make the last fight for my life! "Clensa!" Not Reuben.gold!His face was full of anxiety. "why you!" "My God!" said he, "you don't think we'll leave you alone!" us?Of course including Melora, Melora and Kim. "So you're walking around the house! You freaked me out! I looked out of my bedroom and saw a figure I thought was Reuben." "For your own good," he said, "maybe now you'd like to come back to Abbas with us." And so we came to Abbas; I did not sleep at all that night, still sitting in the room that had been so important in my life, gazing out of the window until the east was rosy dawn.
This morning we heard that Reuben had been caught. "Thank God!" King said. This is also my sincere sigh.That night gave me too much, just like a ray of morning light before the end of the night, driving away the darkness in my life in an instant, and I can start my life again.I rediscovered that I was still young and beautiful.Kim and Melora are grateful to God that I still live with them.
More than a year later, Ruben died.When Melora told me the news, I could tell she was genuinely relieved.Seeing her radiant expression, I was infected, and my whole body was filled with love for life; my heart was like a red sun rising, it was so warm! Kim is here. "Now I can sleep peacefully," he said, "You." I smiled at him, it was a natural, bright smile; he was Melora's husband, and I had seen how harmonious they were, each other's well-deserved lovers.I love his strength and kindness, that kind of masculinity; he is an indelible dream in my heart, but I know very well; dreams can never replace reality.That night, when I realized my strong desire to live, I walked out of my dream. Jin is not mine, and I will always admire him; my heart still loves him, but it is different from before; my feelings for him are becoming more natural and real.If we were married, it would have ended far worse than what he and Melora have now.They are a pair arranged by God.I have nothing to do with gold. Grandma had wanted me to marry, to experience the kind of emotion she had with Pedro.Maybe in this world, somewhere, there is a man who is mine, and we are truly in love; I will really understand what my grandmother said: True love is like a willing guest who walks into a house, no matter what you have Whether it is a golden house or a thatched house, he will stay with you forever.My lover must be rock solid, bold and brave, dare to take risks, maybe the money is even better, and we will live and work in peace and contentment in the secluded country. What's going on with Karen?My relationship with him has also improved.I love him, but I realize that his life is important to him; he and I, and Joe, talk about our futures a lot.Karlein is about to go to college, he is about to become an adult, he has the right to decide his own future, and he will definitely pursue it persistently. "You are free to choose your life as you please, Karaline," I told him; he smiled at me.I felt the love and expectation between all mothers and children in the world.I am always with my son, he is my pride and happiness.
In this way, I came out of my night.In fact, I also lifted a lot of bricks to surround myself. Now, I have walked out of the hole in the wall.Of course, there will still be dark times, but, day and night, the sun and the moon are flying, and I feel that life is full and happy.Sometimes, I feel that my grandmother is still with me, she looks at me and cheers for me.I remember the source of wisdom she gave me, and every time I think of something she said, I gain a new understanding.Maybe I'm already living her life the way she wants.Life taught me lessons, life gave me my son, Kim became my friend, Melora became my sister. Perhaps, in the future, I will find the kind of life my grandmother lived with Pedro, like Melora's love that came naturally, a life that is full—a love life that keeps giving and never pushes. This is the lesson I learned slowly at a great price. In the future, who knows?Maybe what is waiting for me outside is a splendid new life! (End of the book)